Dropbox updated its desktop clients yesterday with new photo features, including one that can give you up to 5GB of space and today the Android app has followed suit with a new beta that automatically uploads photos after you take them. More »
You can never have too much Dropbox space. For a limited time, you can grab some additional free space while Dropbox is testing its automatic photo and video uploading feature. In exchange for trying the experimental build, you can get up to 4.5GB of extra space for free. More »
Android: Syncly keeps watch over your Android’s SD card, automatically uploading new photos to Dropbox as soon as you take them — so you don’t need to do anything to keep everything synced to the cloud. We’ve talked about how to roll your own instant photo upload for Android before, and while apps like DropSnap are great, Syncly puts them all to shame. More »
Storing files in Dropbox is great, but if you need to make quick edits when you’re on the go it’s not the best tool. TextDropApp is a simple solution that allows you to create or edit plain text files directly in your browser. More »
A useful addition to our list of techniques for getting extra free Dropbox space: reader Nithin points out that if you upload files to your account using an HTC phone, you get an extra 3GB of storage space for 12 months. More »
Sometimes you come across a file you want to download but all you’ve got is your smartphone. Perhaps it’s a standard file, perhaps it’s a torrent. Whatever the case may be, you can use your mobile to tell your home computer to do the work for you. Here’s how. More »
Mac OS X: Sharing a file with Dropbox isn’t hard, but it can be a little tedious to open the public folder, drag the file in, and then right-click to copy the link. Bloodrop automates this process. All you have to do is drag a file onto its icon — whether you keep it in the dock or elsewhere — and it’ll put a public share link in the clipboard. More »
Plugging in your phone to sync a mass of photos is a pain, and manually uploading each of them to Dropbox is far from idea. Here’s how to automatically upload each photo you take to Dropbox, immediately after you take it. More »
Dropbox Automator is a powerful web app that connects to your Dropbox account and monitors the folders of your choice, performing automated actions you define whenever new files are detected. This can be anything from converting a document to PDF, resizing images and uploading them to Facebook, plus a whole lot more. More »
